RecruitNZ’s recruitment blog provides New Zealand employers with news and insights on the latest recruitment, employment and HR issues and trends.
What is ethical migrant recruitment and why is it important?
Migrant recruitment is far more complex than recruiting within NZ when it comes to following a correct and ethical process. Penalties for not following the correct processes are harsh, and…
Strategies for Succession Planning
Succession planning is the practice of ensuring that key employee skills and key business functions are able to be performed by more than one person in your organization. Often the…
Why migrant workers having loans is an employer’s concern
New Zealand employers are completely accustomed to their employees having loans – especially in lower paying jobs. Loans for cars, for homes, student loans, loans for trips of a lifetime…
Recruitment is all about understanding people.
Getting the right person in the right job at the right time is the key to your future success. DISC profiling is a key recruitment tool in getting the mix…
Minimum wage increases in 2018
In October with the election of the Labour-led coalition in New Zealand there came on the horizon some significant future issues for employers. One of these was increasing of minimum…
90 day trial ends for employers with more than 20 employees
On 1 April 2018, employers with more than 20 employees will no longer have the right to include a 90 Day Trial clause in Individual Employment Agreements. We do not…
Recruiting from the Philippines – what employers need to know
Employers can go directly to Philippines overseas employment authorities if they wish to, but it’s a slow moving process if you don’t know the ropes and not all of the…
What else to consider when writing Job Descriptions?
Well written Job Descriptions help get your employee structure right and the right people in each job. To get the right person in the right position takes a structured approach…